Cancer Drug Safety Training: Comparing Distance and In-Person Simulations for Interprofessional Education.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Healthcare Simulation
• Oncology Training

Background:

• The Multi-Professional Oncology Safety and Simulation Training (MOSST) program was initially an in-person workshop.
• The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to remote learning modalities.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of transitioning the MOSST program to a distance simulation format.
• To compare learner outcomes between in-person and distance simulation modalities.

Main Methods:

• The MOSST workshop was adapted to an online platform using Zoom.
• In-person simulations were redeveloped as video branching case studies.
• Learner outcomes were assessed using established evaluation metrics.

Main Results:

• The distance simulation modality delivered a high-quality educational experience.
• Educational outcomes in the distance format were comparable to the original in-person version.
• Distance simulation using virtual unfolding case studies yielded comparable subjective and objective learner outcomes.

Conclusions:

• Distance simulation is a viable and effective method for delivering oncology safety and simulation training.
• Virtual unfolding case studies and didactic content can achieve comparable educational outcomes to in-person training.
• This study contributes to the growing research on distance simulation in healthcare education.